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lection
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin l?cti?nem, form of l?cti?, from leg? (“I read, I gather”). Doublet of lesson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?k??n/
Noun
lection (countable and uncountable, plural lections)
- (obsolete) The act of reading.
- (ecclesiastical) A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
- 1885, Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 13:
- This man […] came to dwell in our city, and here founded this holy house, and he hath edified us by his litanies and his lections of the Koran.
- 1885, Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 13:
Synonyms
- (a religious reading): lesson
Related terms
- lectern
- lecture
- lector
- lesson
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lek?tsjon/
Noun
lection (plural lectiones)
- lesson
Old French
Alternative forms
- leccion
- lectiun
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lectio, lectionem. See also leçon.
Noun
lection f (oblique plural lections, nominative singular lection, nominative plural lections)
- election; choice
- reading (act, process of reading)
Descendants
- ? English: lection
lection From the web:
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referendum
English
Etymology
From Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“I announce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???f????nd?m/
Noun
referendum (plural referenda or referendums)
- (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.
- 1975, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Informational Bulletin
- In some cases, a referendum on the proposed bond issue must be held.
- 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.
- Although the Cook Islands held a referendum in 1994, when voters rejected a name change, the yearning for a decolonised identity has not disappeared.
- 1975, Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Informational Bulletin
- An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.
- My father is taking my decision on whether to go to university as a referendum on his performance as a parent, and it's very stressful.
Translations
See also
- plebiscite
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin referendum.
Noun
referendum
- referendum (in sense: a direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment).
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?f?r?ndum]
Noun
referendum n
- referendum (direct popular vote)
Related terms
- See oferta
Further reading
- referendum in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- referendum in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From Latin referendum, the neuter gerundive of referre (“to refer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?f?r?nd?m/, [??f???and??m]
Noun
referendum n (singular definite referendummet, plural indefinite referendummer or referenda)
- referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law)
Inflection
Synonyms
- folkeafstemning
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
referendum n (plural referenda or referendums, diminutive referendumpje n)
- referendum
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e.fe.???.d?m/, /?e.fe.???.d?m/
Noun
referendum m (plural referendums or referenda)
- Alternative spelling of référendum
Italian
Noun
referendum m (invariable)
- referendum
Derived terms
- referendario
Ladin
Noun
referendum m (plural referendums)
- referendum
Latin
Participle
referendum
- nominative neuter singular of referendus
- accusative masculine singular of referendus
- accusative neuter singular of referendus
- vocative neuter singular of referendus
Maltese
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin referendum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?.f??r?n.dum/
Noun
referendum m (plural referenda or referendumijiet)
- referendum
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin referendum
Noun
referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referenda or referendumer, definite plural referendaene or referenduma or referendumene)
- a referendum
Synonyms
- folkeavstemning
References
- “referendum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “referendum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin referendum
Noun
referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referendum, definite plural referenduma)
- a referendum
Synonyms
- folkerøysting
References
- “referendum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin referre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?.f??r?n.dum/
Noun
referendum n
- (politics) referendum
- Synonym: plebiscyt
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjectives) referendalny, referendowy
Further reading
- referendum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin referendum, French référendum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.fe?ren.dum/
Noun
referendum n (plural referendumuri)
- referendum
Declension
Synonyms
- plebiscit
Related terms
- referendar
References
- referendum in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /refer?ndum/
- Hyphenation: re?fe?ren?dum
Noun
referèndum m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)
- referendum
Declension
Swedish
Noun
referendum
- referendum (direct popular vote)
- Synonym: folkomröstning
Further reading
- referendum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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